Tag: Sokoto State
Eid-el-Fitr: Tambuwal orders payment of July salaries
Governor Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto State says he has approved the immediate payment of July salaries to workers ahead of…
Flood destroys 115 houses in Sokoto
The Sokoto State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA) said that the flood that occurred in Butuku-Babba village of Bodinga Local Government…
Flood destroys 100 houses, farmland in Sokoto
The flood that swept through Butuku-Babba village of Bodinga Local Government in Sokoto State on June 29 has wrecked havoc…
Tambuwal dissolves governing boards
Governor Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto State has approved the dissolution of the Governing Boards of all government departments and parastatal…
Police arrest 7 armed robbers in Sokoto
The Police Command in Sokoto State on Monday announced the arrest of seven armed robbery suspects terrorising communities in the…
Sokoto LG council reinstates 480 workers
Sokoto North Local Government Council said on Saturday that it had reinstated no fewer than 480 workers who were sacked…
Tambuwal appoints Special Adviser on Media
Governor Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto state on Friday announced the appointment of Malam Imam Imam as his Special Adviser on…
Wamakko lauds Sokoto Sultanate council
Governor Aliyu Wamakko of Sokoto state on Thursday expressed appreciation to the Sultanate council for offering useful advised which led…
Gov. Wamakko distributes 115 buses
The Sokoto State Government has procured 115 18-seater buses under its Subsidy Reinvestment Programme (SURE-P) at a total cost of…
Internally displaced women deliver five babies in Sokoto
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has said that five babies were delivered at Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) camp at…
Sokoto provides electricity to 550 communities in 7 years
Sokoto State Commissioner for Rural Development, Alhaji Abdullahi Maigwandu, on Sunday said that the state government had spent about N5.8…
Buhari will not fail Nigerians – Wamakko
Governor Aliyu Wamakko of Sokoto State has assured Nigerians that the president-elect, General Muhammadu Buhari will not fail the nation.…
Kano, Sokoto, others conduct mass weddings for 3,000
More than 3, 000 couples were married off in various mass weddings held in four states of the North West…
Tambuwal goes from Speaker to Sokoto governor
Aminu Tambuwal, Speaker of the House of Representatives and APC gubernatorial candidate in Sokoto State, has been declared the winner…
Tambuwal promises to unlock solid mineral potentials of Sokoto
The APC gubernatorial candidate in Sokoto State, Alhaji Aminu Waziri, says he will explore the solid mineral potentials of the…
District head kidnapped in Sokoto
Alhaji salihu Barade, a district head in Wammako local government of Sokoto State, has been kidnapped. He was kidnapped Wednesday…
No one can intimidate APC, says Wamakko
Mohammed Haladu/Sokoto Governor Aliyu Wamakko of Sokoto state said that no amount of intimidation will deter the All Progressives Congress…
Protect your votes, PDP chieftain urges members
A PDP chieftain in Sokoto State, Malam Dahiru Maishanu, on Sunday urged members of the party to embrace peace while…
Pictures: Buhari visits Shagari, congratulates him
When former president of Nigeria, Shehu Shagari celebrated his 90th birthday, the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential candidate, General Muhammadu…
Customs denies withdrawing personnel Sokoto, Kebbi borders
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) says it has not ordered the withdrawal of its personnel from the border stations in…
Ex-LG boss, 2589 others dump PDP for APC
Alhaji Abubakar Dange Former chairman of Dange Shuni local government area of sokoto who renounce his membership of PDP with…
Sokoto sponsors 42 to study in Niger, Burkina Faso
The Sokoto State Government said it was sponsoring 42 students in Niger and Burkina Faso to obtain bachelor’s degrees in…
Tambuwal promises quality education, potable water
The All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate in Sokoto state, Hon. Aminu Tambuwal said that his administration would provide quality…
Sokoto PDP guber aspirant joins APC
By Haladu Abubakar/Sokoto Alhaji Ibrahim Magaji Gusau, former PDP gubernatorial aspirant on Wednesday renounced his membership of the party and…
500 APC members defect to PDP in Sokoto
No fewer than 500 members of the opposition All Progressives Congress (APC) in Gwadabawa Local Government Area of Sokoto State…
20 PDP groups defect to APC in Sokoto
Governor Aliyu Wamakko of Sokoto State on Saturday received over 20 PDP groups who defected to the All ProgressiveS Congress…
Ex-LG chairman, 6400 PDP supporters defect to APC
Governor Aliyu Wamakko of Sokoto state on Tuesday advised 6,400 supporters of the People Democratic Party ( PDP) who defected…
Tambuwal appeals to politicians to shun violence
By Haladu ABUBAKAR Speaker of the House of Representatives and All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate in Sokoto state said…
Wamakko distributes 10,000 bags of rice, N10m to the needy
Governor Aliyu Wamakko of Sokoto state has distributed 10, 000 bags of rice and N10 million to the needy in…
UDUTH, Sokoto loses N100m to health workers strike
The Usmanu Danfodiyo University Teaching Hospital, Sokoto, said it had lost over N100 million revenue to the ongoing Joint Health…